Experimental study of the noise emission of personal computer cooling fans

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 849-863

  Hodgson, Murray ^a   Li, Isabella ^a  

^a Acoustics and Noise Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air flow rate; Cooling fan; Directivity; Noise; Personal computer; Sound power; Test plenum; Voltage

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTIC NOISE; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AIR-FLOW RATE; COOLING FANS; DIRECTIVITY; SOUND POWER; TEST PLENUM;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

EID: 33646914472     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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